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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 730, 1 February 1910, Page 8

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:■ i \<?y- : Telegraph;--SpeciaJ '.donenidndenW v 1 : W ; i' : ■ ■iWanSanui,»january 3i.'i, iPi.-.Tho»local''schools.-" reopen.;' to-mdr'rbw".-'" 1 , ■•!:Hoavy'.rain.has'fallen for:the'last three daysi'.which. have Vgiven'-.the'district a good soaHng;;Owing.':to the".rain.a-small slip" camo; dowri'bn'the'railway -line near Westmerb. on Snnday:,night; and' tho' early: .northern' , traffic -to-day.!was 1 subjected 'to slight: delay, : . but the -' block' was ; cleared :early'iri_the forenoon. : ;:'.;',:'■:■':..-.:-'.. .The'vital- statistics'for- January arb is; follow:—Births,: 49 (last , 'year. US); deaths,1C (3); marriages,-w^13). ,1, , Says" a' local' ■ paper:. ' "Should; anyone:' desire ,, , to! know' .how,'many births, deaths, or were ''rqcorded in thb v4rious siibu'rbsor counties .they will, be'able;toVgbt -that'.in-' formation ,in , aboutV: twelve-or'oightebn months', lime, when" the , statistics of '\tho' RegistrarrGerieral-are published.-At' pre-;' sent the Gbvernment; injits-wisdom.i'ivil]. not allow officials/to supply details;" -'." The Wanganui-;MotorA Boat' Club -held a -race on, Saturday from . the' ( .town ' to. Castle'cliff' and. ; ba'ck,' , nihe;:-miles.- - : Tho weather was 'very:rough,, a'nd; there .-.waa quite:a sea;.in.;the'-river, , : and'all.:of thb craft; got somewhat; of: a "dusting;" f The locally-built., : Endeavour, cap) :-:won' ; in .-I- hour" 15min. actual time; Donald Dihnio(26niin.),":;'time, lhr; '28 rain.,'' was second; andvPerro/(scr.), \ l.hour. third. -v;'V.:';:;: : ::.";'.;:;•:U': , .; ■■.■?■['-■■::,

,i ' The;-.' iWanganui ' Amateur'; Swirmning. Club-is-sending a polo team and :twq>relay'teams; besides several:individual':competitors,'' to the .West. Coast championships at Feilding-bn February 12. .■■'■<.■.:•./"■-'..'}■■-',